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Vocabulary
Book genres

Instructions Write the book genres to label the book synopses.


  1. The Diary of Anne Frank is the true story of a Jewish girl as she hides from the Nazis during
    the Second World War. Although Anne did not survive, her incredible spirits shines through
    this funny and moving story.

  2. Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame begins on January 6, 1482, the day of the Festival
    of Fools in Paris. The story centers on Quasimodo and Esmeralda, a beautiful gypsy dancer.
    The pair live through many adventures before Esmeralda is hanged for a murder that she
    didn't commit. Quasimodo starves to death by her grave.

  3. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley paints a picture of London 600 years into the future.
    Babies are born in laboratories and modified to fit into five strict classes, and life is controlled
    by a few powerful people in the World State.

  4. Murder in the Orient Express is one of Agatha Christie's most famous novels. Taking place exclusively on a train, the reader is captivated as Hercule Poirot single-handedly solves Mr. Ratchett's murder.

  5. Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes remains one of the world's most popular children's books.
    First published in 1982, Dahl rewrites fables such as Cinderella, Snow White and Goldilocks
    in funny verse.

  6. In Frankenstein, a doctor's triumph at reanimating a dead body soon turns to terror. When
    the monster is rejected by the world and realizes how he has been created, he seeks revenge
    on Dr. Frankenstein and those closest to him.